March 27, 2025 NEWSLETTER
CHILD SAFETY STATEMENT
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Parents and Carers,
Harmony Day last week was a great cultural community experience for the children. Thank you to Hamish and his staff for hosting a Mexican lunch and talking to the students about the Mexican culture.
Five of our students represented our school at the Greater Western Region Swimming Competition on Wednesday. They all did very well. Thank you to the parents who drove them to Hamilton.
The Year 2 class visited the Port Fairy Library on Wednesday to enjoy story time. The library is a great resource for our community. Year 1s will be visiting next week as well.
A large group of students are heading to the Moyne Athletics tomorrow (Friday) to compete in a range of events. We wish them well.
Olga Lyons
SCHOOL CLOSURE DAYS - 2025
Term 2 - Tuesday April 22 - Collaboration
Wednesday April 23 - Maths Curriculum
Thursday April 24 - DOBCEL Strategic Plan
Tuesday June 10 - Wellbeing PD
Thursday 19 & Friday 20 September - RE PD
Term 3 - Monday July 21 - Structured Literacy PD
Final Day for Students in Term 4 - Wednesday December 17
FROM THE REL - MICHELLE MALONE
YEAR 6 NEWS
GREATER WESTERN REGION SWIMMING
Tilly Hetherington, Matlida Brian, Nellie Bourke, Hudson Lehne and Harvey Lambert all travelled to Horsham for the swimmng carnival. We are all proud of your achievements. Thank you to the parents who transported the children to the event.
ASSEMBLY AWARDS
Learning
Jack Parkinson for excellent work during sounds write. Tully Robertson for always trying his hardest during class and showing excellent listening skills. Chloe Smith for excellent work during sounds write and for always being first to help teachers to clean up. Bella Rincon for demonstrating a positive attitude to learning and showing resilience when taking on challenges. Eden Hicks for overcoming personal challenges and for her positive approach to learning. Olive Dwyer for always being ready to learn, trying her very best and creating amazing work! Albie Tregeagle for showing amazing motivation and improvement in his handwriting! Hazel Taylor for being super focused, attentive and always trying her best! Lucas Porter for being on task during our hands on maths lesson. Thea Ploenges for applying herself to become more knowledgeable about fractions.
Respect
Basil Sheehan for willingly helping his teachers and classmates to organise the classroom to make it a successful learning environment. Conor Sheehan for always encouraging others to be the best they can be. Wilton Knee for the respect and kindness he shows to all members of our school community. Perry Brown for always being attentive in the classroom, being engaged and showing respect when others are speaking.
THANK YOU!
This year, Warrnambool Collins Booksellers is offering five free 'Children's Book Council of Australia 2025' books to our school. They are a family-owned bookshop. They care about kids' literacy, who believe in the profound benefits of reading and sharing stories, and they want to do something special this year to support our efforts in this area.
EASTER EGG RAFFLE & DONATIONS
WINTER UNIFORM - TERM 2
It's time to check your child's winter uniform needs.
Uniform items can be purchased on CDFpay or from the office.
All students should be in the winter uniform from the beginning of Term 2.
WINTER UNIFORM
Winter tunic
Navy pants with monogrammed long sleeve polo
Navy tights or socks
Black school shoes
Maroon monogrammed v neck jumper
Maroon monogrammed windcheater
Optional: School coat
Optional: School beanie
NEW QUIET PLAY AREA DURING ASSEMBLIES
New Quiet Play Area During Assemblies
To ensure our assemblies run smoothly and without distractions, we are opening the back room in the hall as a designated quiet play area for younger children. This space will allow little ones to play quietly while still being part of the school community, helping to maintain focus for the students presenting. We kindly ask that parents supervise their children in this area and encourage quiet activities. This space is to be left neat and tidy. Thank you for your support in making our assemblies a positive experience for everyone!
SCHOOL DATES - 2025
| Friday March 28 | Moyne Athletics |
| Wednesday April 2 | Yr 1 Port Fairy Library Visit Sacrament of Reconcilation - St Patrick's Church at 5.30pm |
| Thursday April 3 | Sustainability Day |
| Friday April 4 | LAST DAY OF TERM 1 AT 2.20PM NO CANTEEN |
| Tuesday April 22 | SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY |
| Wednesday April 23 | SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY |
| Thursday April 24 | SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY |
| Friday April 25 | ANZAC DAY |
| Monday April 28 | Students return for Term 2 |
| Tuesday April 29 | Confirmation Parent Information Evening (Parent & Child) - St Joseph's Church Warrnambool at 7pm |
| Wednesday April 30 | St Patrick's Cross Country at 9.30am |
| Thursday May 1 | May Race Day Public Holiday |
| Friday May 2 | Assembly at 2.40pm |
| Tuesday May 6 | Moyne School's Cross Country |
| Friday May 9 | Mother's Day Breakfast at 8.00am |
| Sunday May 11 | Confirmation Presentation Mass at 10.30am |
| Monday May 12 | Confirmation Formation Day at St John's Dennington |
| Tuesday May 13 | School Photo Day |
| Friday May 16 | Division Cross Country Assembly at 2.40pm |
| Tuesday May 19 | 2026 Enrolments Open |
| Thursday May 22 | Discovery Tour for 2026 Enrolment at 9.30am & 4.30pm |
| Monday May 26 | Regional Cross Country Kinder Visit |
| Tuesday May 27 | Sacrament of Confirmation - Infant Jesus Church Koroit at 6pm |
| Friday May 30 | Moyne Winter Sports Kinder Visit |
| Monday June 9 | Labour Day Public Holiday |
| Tuesday June 10 | School Closure Day - Staff PD |
| Thursday June 12 | Girls Division Football |
| Friday June 13 | Division Football & Netball |
| Friday June 20 | Regional Soccer |
| Friday July 4 | 2026 Enrolments Close Last Day of Term 2 at 2.20pm |
| Monday July 21 | Students return for Term 3 |
| Tuesday July 29 | First Eucharist Information Evening (Parent & Child) - St Joseph's Warrnambool at 7pm |
| Tuesday August 5 | First Eucharist Formation Day - St Pius Warrnambool |
| Sunday August 10 | Presentation of First Eucharist Candidates - St Patrick's Church Port Fairy at 10.30am |
| Sunday August 31 | Sacrament of Eucharist - St Patrick's Church Port Fairy at 10.30am |
COMMUNITY NEWS
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The Francis Foundation OP Shops in Port Fairy urgently requires more volunteers. We are a volunteer organisation who run the OP Shops in Sackville and Princes Streets Port Fairy, in support of the Francis Foundation, which operates Alveston House in Warrnambool. If you are able to spare one morning (10am -1pm) or afternoon (1pm -4pm) weekly, fortnightly or monthly we would love to hear from you. If you would like to volunteer yourself or with a friend please contact Imelda on 0413704080 or call in at Sackville street and leave your name and details.
Entries close 14th April, Winner announced 16th April.
Entries can either be dropped into the Port Fairy Real Estate office or emailed through to info@portfairyrealestate.com
